New Years Eve chords by Warren Haynes

• Capo on 4th

Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)

Difficulty: Novice



C          F
Next years gonna be better
F           C
Next year will surely be the one
C           G
It's right around the corner
G     F      C
Hell It's just about begun

C             F
So what am i still sittin' here for
F        Am
When everyones inside
Am            G
What am I doing drinking whiskey
F       G    C
Looking for a place to hide

C           F
Yeah old buddy I sure miss you
F           C
You and old what's his name
C            G
And I know if y'all were here now
G       F       C
This party wouldn't be so damn lame

C                  F
There'd be dancing and fighting and cussing and laughing
F           Am
We'd raise our voices to the sky
Am             G
We'd bring the New Year in right
F       G      C
Instead of watching time go by


Chorus 1:

Em        F        G       Am
Yeah sometimes I wonder What the world would be like
Em        F        G
If I didn't have strangers as my best friends
Am         Em         F          C
I'm sitting here on New Years thinking 'bout old friends and old times
Dm          F
We'll never see them again

Solo:

C, F, C, G, F, C
C, F, Am, G, F, G, C

Chorus 2:

Em          F        G         Am
Yeah, sometimes I still wonder what my life would've been like
Em        F     G
If I didn't have angels at my defense
Am         Em         F          C
I'm sitting here on New Years, singing 'bout old friends and old times
Dm          F
We'll never see them again

C            F
But next year's gonna be better
F            C
Next year will surely be great
C             G
Well, I guess I should say This year
G      F     C
Geez, how did it get so late

C               F
What am I doing still sitting here for
F         Am
When did everybody leave
Am              G
What am I doing here drinking whiskey
  F     G     C
Oh yeah, it's New Year's Eve